Finland starts final round of presidential election

STORY: Finland starts final round of presidential election SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Helsinki CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling stations 2. Alexander Stubb speaking 3. Pekka Haavisto speaking 4. various of the press conference 5. various of election posters on the street STORYLINE: The final round of the Finnish presidential election started Sunday morning, with voters casting their ballots at 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT). The Finns will choose between the presidential candidate for the National Coalition and former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, and the independent Green candidate, former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. Most opinion polls have indicated a slight lead for Stubb. Voting will close at 8 p.m. local time (1800 GMT). Advance voting results will be available shortly after that. A winner is expected to be finalized at around 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT). Forty-six percent of Finnish citizens residing in Finla

Karjala Cup EHT

Karjala Cup EHT

Tyler Moy of Switzerland during the ice hockey Euro Hockey Tour EHT Karjala Cup match Switzerland vs. Finland in the Ice Hockey tournament Karjala Cup 10 November, 2022, in Turku, Finla LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Karjala Cup EHT

Karjala Cup EHT

Team of Switzerland celebrates after winning the penalty shootout 3-2 the ice hockey Euro Hockey Tour EHT Karjala Cup match Switzerland vs. Finland in the Ice Hockey tournament Karjala Cup 10 November, 2022, in Turku, Finla LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Karjala Cup EHT

Karjala Cup EHT

Team of Switzerland celebrates after winning the penalty shootout 3-2 the ice hockey Euro Hockey Tour EHT Karjala Cup match Switzerland vs. Finland in the Ice Hockey tournament Karjala Cup 10 November, 2022, in Turku, Finla LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Japan should be permanent member of U.N. Security Council: Finla

Japan should be permanent member of U.N. Security Council: Finla

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 28. Kanerva said that Japan should play a greater role in addressing global warming issues by taking advantage of its technological expertise and rich experiences in spearheading the 1997 Kyoto Protocol framework. (Kyodo)

Japan should be permanent member of U.N. Security Council: Finla

Japan should be permanent member of U.N. Security Council: Finla

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva is in talks with new Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura at the Foreign Ministry on Aug. 28. Kanerva told Machimura his country is in favor of Japan becoming a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. (Kyodo)